Bryan Ellerbrock
Breeding Database Developer
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBryan Ellerbrock is a Breeding Database Developer with 11 years of experience building full-stack plant breeding and bioinformatics software, specializing in Linux, PostgreSQL, Python, Perl, R, JavaScript, and BrAPI integrations. He combines academic grounding in biology from Cornell with hands-on engineering roles at research institutes and startups, currently operating as a self-employed developer and data engineer at Hi Fidelity Genetics. Bryan designs practical, production-ready databases and APIs that support breeding workflows and teaches introductory bioinformatics and breeding workshops to translate technical tools for scientists. His background as an international high-school biology teacher informs a clear, user-focused approach to documentation and training. Outside work he pursues gardening and a wide range of team sports, reflecting a collaborative, active mindset that he brings to interdisciplinary projects.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology at Cornell University
Github Skills (41)
code-behind10
perl10
csv10
open-api-v39
ontology9
apiary9
swaggerhub9
docker8
database8
genome-annotation8
api8
specification8
data-management8
timepicker7
bioinformatics7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
bellerbrock/RScripts
Feb 2018 - Aug 2022
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
RifeLab/Field-Book-Sandbox
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025
A fork for developing automated builds
Contributions:160 PRs, 547 pushes, 82 branches in 1 year 11 months
automated-build
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